Methane and related trace species on Mars: Origin, loss, implications for life, and habitability

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 358-369

  Atreya, Sushil K ^a   Mahaffy, Paul R ^b   Wong, Ah San ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust devils; Electrochemistry; Habitability; Hydrogen peroxide; Life; Mars; Mars Science Laboratory; Methane; Oxidants; Sample Analysis at Mars; Serpentinization; Triboelectricity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METEORITES; METHANE; SERPENTINE;

DUST DEVILS; HABITABILITY; MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY; SAMPLE ANALYSIS AT MARS; SERPENTINIZATION;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846611435     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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